After a long time I'm joining Nicole's Friday Face Off again with this watercolor I did quite a while ago. I had mixed both colors until I liked them - the blue is actually more of a light blue-green, kind of teal color that my camera didn't capture. The stars are stencilled on with acrylic paint. I was really happy with this painting until I changed the background by adding swirls and stenciled shapes, and I didn't like it at all. To make things even worse I tried to cover it up with titanium buff which didn't work either. I guess I have to live with it. Lesson learned - if you're happy with a painting, don't fiddle with it anymore.
Knowing when to stop is always difficult isn't it? From my perspective though, this is lovely.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful art
ReplyDelete...I like your one eye lady. Take care and have a Happy Easter.
ReplyDeleteNot fiddling is sometimes advice that it hard to take, Carola!
ReplyDeleteWow Carola. This face is just gorgeous. This is mixed media/watercolor at it's best. Have a wonderful weekend and hope the knee is still improving. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteLOL, ich muss da leider zustimmen - das Porträt ist wunderbar geworden, aber über den Hintergrund habe ich mich gewundert ;-)
ReplyDeleteDanke fürs Teilen, ein wertvoller Rat!
OHHHH My Gosh she is stunning. Very well done with the colors, especially the skin tones. Very well done my friend. Thank you for sharing her with FFO and have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteYour woman is fabulous. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this! It is very evocative!
ReplyDeleteDas schaut ja echt gut aus, Dein Aquarell. Sehr gelungen. Ich würde sowas nicht hinbekommen- ich bin eher auf der musikalischen Seite.
ReplyDeleteAlles Liebe und eine gute Zeit
Violetta
When my mother was painting, especially watercolors, she was always tempted to keep going when she knew she should stop, and would say “Cut off the artist’s hands” to indicate how she was thinking.
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Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThis is just lovely, Carola. And I'm glad you are painting!
ReplyDeleteSo true. About knowing when to quite.
ReplyDeleteHi, Carola! The lady's face and her intense eye are so compelling that I didn't notice the background. I rather like the softened, muted background. It makes her face even stronger. I think this image is beautiful! Have a lovely Easter!
ReplyDeleteCarola, yes, it is difficult to know when something is finished without "tweaking" it just a bit more. The same happens to me with photos. That said, I did think the colors were lovely, even if not quite to your vision.
ReplyDeleteSchöne Farben, mir gefällt das retuschierte Muster... es sieht aus wie alte verwaschene Wandbemalung... mußte so sein!
ReplyDeleteFrohen Ostermontag wünsche ich dir, wobei ich denke, dass dieser Tag vielleicht nicht in Gebrauch ist in deiner Gegend? Jedenfalls habe ich gerade gefärbte Ostereier im Topf für das Frühstück. Viele liebe Grüsse zu dir und
alles Gute. Eine Umarmung von Viola
Hi Carola - thanks for your comment ... and as the others have said 'knowing when to stop is never easy' ... but I love your art - you're obviously very talented. Happy Summer in northern California! Cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteYo lo veo muy bien. Besos. Que tal sigue tu rodilla?.
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